Mahmoud Parchami Khoram; shahriar shahidi; mohsen dehghani
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Cognition is mediated and combined by mental processes formed by internal speech and cognitive processes play a key role in generalized anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The aim of this study was to compare the frequency and content of inner speech in people with generalized anxiety ...
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Cognition is mediated and combined by mental processes formed by internal speech and cognitive processes play a key role in generalized anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The aim of this study was to compare the frequency and content of inner speech in people with generalized anxiety disorder traits, obsessive-compulsive disorder traits and normal. 348 (boys: 203, girls: 145) students of Shahid Beheshti University were selected by convenience sampling method and participants answered the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Scale (Spitzer et al., 2006), the Self-talk Scale (Brinthaupt et al.., 2009) and the Padua Inventory–Washington State University Revision (Burns et al.., 1996). Findings were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and multivariate analysis of variance. The results showed a significant difference in frequency between the normal group and clinical groups. Also, the research findings showed a significant difference between the normal group and clinical groups in the negative subscales of inner speech content (self-criticism and social assessment) and not the positive subscales (self-regulation and self-reinforcement).
fereshte momeni; shahriar shahidi; fereshte mootabi; mahmood heydari
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive- Behavior (CBT) group therapy (Borkovec model) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and cognitive mediators. An experimental design with control group and random ...
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive- Behavior (CBT) group therapy (Borkovec model) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and cognitive mediators. An experimental design with control group and random assignment using pre and post-test and a four month follow up was used. The statistical population comprised of women with generalized anxiety disorder who had at least one primary school age daughter in Tehran. Participants’ selection was based on availability. First of all, several primary girl schools were purposefully selected from all primary girl school of Tehran. All mothers were asked to complete the GAD-7 questionnaire. Those mothers who scored above the cut- off point of seven were selected as generalized anxiety disorder (91 women). This was confirmed by a diagnostic structured interview after which participants were asked to take part in the research (32 women). In this research the following measurement tools were used: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Pennsylvania State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Why Worry Scale (WW-II), data were analyzed using repeated measure analyze of variance. Results showed that both CBT and MBCT were effective in reducing GAD signs and symptoms and its cognitive mediators in post- test and follow up. so these two methods were effective in reducing GAD signs and symptoms and its cognitive mediators
Somayeh Babaei; Ali.Reza.Abedin Abedin; Shahryar Shahidi; Mahmoud Heydari; Fatemeh Bagherian
Volume 5, Issue 17 , May 2015, , Pages 97-119
Abstract
Psychodynamic school is sensitive to socio-cultural factors. Namely its theoretical and practical applicability in non-western cultures had been always arguable. The aim of this study is to identify compatibilities and incompatibilities of psychodynamics in Iran. Theoretical applicability considers based ...
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Psychodynamic school is sensitive to socio-cultural factors. Namely its theoretical and practical applicability in non-western cultures had been always arguable. The aim of this study is to identify compatibilities and incompatibilities of psychodynamics in Iran. Theoretical applicability considers based on literature review and experts' references. Practical applicability will design based on facilities, barriers, compatibilities and incompatibilities, adjustments and suggestions that psychodynamic psychotherapists had in their practices with Iranian samples. According to Grounded theory methodology developed through codification process showed that applicability of psychodymics in Iran can be demonstrated by three connected elements. Executive mechanisms such as systematic vicious cycles, adjustments, preparatory items and the best selected approaches could determine applicability of psychodynamics in Iran, on the one hand, and redefining limits of psychodynamics and contextual changings in Iran, on the other hand. Although this school is an opportunity to investigation psychic dymics in Iran, but considering new approaches such as assimilative self, decentered self or median Islamic orientation could increase its flexibility, applicability and coverage faced with psychic dynamics in Iran.
